BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 20 January 2018

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Ben Moor - Undone—Series 2, Unwelcome
  5/6Edna and Tankerton return to her home town and attend a fete worse than death. From 2008.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
  Stories of the timeless love song written by Ewan MacColl and made famous by Roberta Flack
3. 01:00
  Whodunnits—Agatha Raisin - Series 1, 5. The Walkers of Dembley
  5/6The sleuth gets embroiled in a saga of murder, lust and wellington boots.
4. 01:30
  The Ancient Novel
  In search of the ancient novel, Tibor Fischer discovers they're like film scripts.
5. 02:00
  Colin Thubron - In Siberia—Episode 10
  10/10The author's bus arrives at Magadan - the Capital of Sorrows.
6. 02:15
  In Search of Ourselves: A History of Psychology and the Mind—Talking Cures?
  Martin Sixsmith considers therapies that combined psychoanalysis and behaviourism.
7. 02:30
  Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City—Further Tales of the City, Episode 5
  5/5Dede's children have been kidnapped.
8. 02:45
  The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves—Episode 10
  10/10Winston writes from Canada. Randolph leaves Oxford for a lecture tour of the USA.
9. 03:00
  CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers—The Light and the Dark
  5/10As war erupts, Lewis Eliot heads to Whitehall where his love life takes an unexpected turn
10. 04:00
  Whispers—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Gyles Brandreth quizzes Anthony Holden, Lucy Moore, Penny Junor and Julian Fellowes.
11. 04:30
  After Henry—Series 2, The Other Married Man
  7/8Sarah tries keeping her affair secret, but her mother Eleanor can sniff out deceit.
12. 05:00
  The Leopard in Autumn—Series 1, The Pride and the Peacemaker
  4/6Renaissance Italy's Prince Ludovico buys a cannon, and Princess Plethora wants to confess.
13. 05:30
  The Break—Series 1, Cold Mountain
  2/6Andy and Jeff find an abandoned fridge and think their luck has changed.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Eric Pringle - Gracie—As You Wave Me Goodbye
  2/2Will Gracie wed her 'Svengali'? And will her marriage be as successful as her career?
2. 07:30
  Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester, An Actor's Life for Me - But Not for Very Long
  4/6The founder Goon and comedian recalls his disastrous first foray into acting.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—The Devil's Horn
  British jazz musician Soweto Kinch examines the intriguing history of the saxophone.
4. 09:00
  The Lives and Work of Somerset Maugham
  A look at the complex life and popular work of the writer Somerset Maugham.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  1835—All at Sea
  1/4Aristocrat Belport and servant Ned are called up to serve on the unfortunate HMS Fortunate
2. 12:30
  Ring Around the Bath—Series 1, Return of the Kidi
  1/6Stella battles to get her adult kids to leave home.
3. 13:00
  How to Survive the Roman Empire, by Pliny and Me (Omnibus)—Series 3
  Pliny, his mother and his slave indulge Rome's pleasures - shopping and bathing.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Seal
  Singer Seal chooses 'Smile' and 'God Give Me Strength'.
5. 14:15
  Down Your Way—Mary Peters in Belfast
  Olympic champion Mary Peters tours Belfast to meet some old friends, including a dinosaur.
6. 15:00
  Archive on 4—The Devil's Horn
  British jazz musician Soweto Kinch examines the intriguing history of the saxophone.
7. 16:00
  Eric Pringle - Gracie—As You Wave Me Goodbye
  2/2Will Gracie wed her 'Svengali'? And will her marriage be as successful as her career?
8. 17:30
  Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester, An Actor's Life for Me - But Not for Very Long
  4/6The founder Goon and comedian recalls his disastrous first foray into acting.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Doctor Who—Destination Nerva
  The Doctor and Leela respond to an alien distress call direct from Victorian England.
2. 19:00
  The Lives and Work of Somerset Maugham
  A look at the complex life and popular work of the writer Somerset Maugham.
3. 22:00
  4 at the Store—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Host Simon Bligh, Matt Wellcome, Veronica McKenzie and Sean Meo at the Comedy Store.
4. 22:30
  The Jason Byrne Show—Series 3, The Irish and the Scottish Are Black-Belts in Misery
  6/6The award-winning funny man revels in misery. With Laurence Howarth and Daisy Haggard.
5. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—Adam Hess and Glenn Moore 2/2
  Arthur Smith is joined by Adam Hess and Glenn Moore.
6. 23:00
  Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation—Series 10, How to Be a Good Citizen
  3/4Jeremy Hardy attempts to understand citizenship, examine the State and spell surveillance.
7. 23:30
  Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better—Series 1, Lust
  2/6The Welsh comedian sets out on his quest to free us from the seven deadly sins.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Destination Nerva
  The Doctor and Leela respond to an alien distress call direct from Victorian England.
2. 01:00
  How to Survive the Roman Empire, by Pliny and Me (Omnibus)—Series 3
  Pliny, his mother and his slave indulge Rome's pleasures - shopping and bathing.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—Seal
  Singer Seal chooses 'Smile' and 'God Give Me Strength'.
4. 02:15
  Down Your Way—Mary Peters in Belfast
  Olympic champion Mary Peters tours Belfast to meet some old friends, including a dinosaur.
5. 03:00
  Archive on 4—The Devil's Horn
  British jazz musician Soweto Kinch examines the intriguing history of the saxophone.
6. 04:00
  Eric Pringle - Gracie—As You Wave Me Goodbye
  2/2Will Gracie wed her 'Svengali'? And will her marriage be as successful as her career?
7. 05:30
  Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester, An Actor's Life for Me - But Not for Very Long
  4/6The founder Goon and comedian recalls his disastrous first foray into acting.

Sunday 21 January 2018